Security For Your Business

There are millions of small businesses in the world. Almost 90 percent of these small businesses are family owned, passed down from generation to generation. It is difficult enough to ensure a profitable business from the product or service that is offered without having to worry about anything else. However, successful or not, there are always people out there ready to steal and rob from a business at the drop of a hat.

It is unfortunate that there are so many dishonest people in this world, but you don’t have to play the victim. It is best to be proactive instead of reactive. Have security measures in place ready to protect your business before anything happens. When starting a business, security is probably way down on your checklist of things to do first. But it could be eventually one of the most important.

Video Surveillance and Security Guards

Depending upon if you have an actual physical brick and mortar store, you may have a need for a security guard. If there is a lot of traffic in the store everyday, and valuable items can be taken unnoticed, a professional security guard could be great to deter that kind of crime. However, having a security guard in your store does not come cheap. For small business, having a pricey guard is not really an option. And you can hit the weights, shave your head, and grow a menacing goatee, but one of these days when you are helping another customer, something will be taken.

Most businesses can make do with video surveillance inside the business and around the outside of the perimeter as well. Placing the cameras in easy to see places will lessen the amount of people that will try to steal from you. It might be a good idea to hang signs stating that there are cameras recording 24 hours a day. There are many devices on the market that backup all video online or to a dvr in the backroom incase you determine something is missing down the road.

Inside Job

Unfortunately, sometimes thievery does not just happen from the outside. Trusted employees can steal from a business, too. They may not always be taking physical items though. Fudging the hours they have worked, arriving late, leaving early, are all examples of taking money illegally from a business. The worst part is that these are people you have trusted and hired to make your business a success, yet they are attacking you from the inside.

Even when they are physically in the building, it does not mean they are actively working. Surfing the internet and passing time on their phone does not help the business. How do you combat this type of “work” when you are not around when it can be hard to prove? Time clocks, screen snapshot security programs, and video surveillance can discourage this type of behavior by your employees.

Having an online security checkpoint for all your needs is your best bet. Taking the proper security measures before you actually need them will save you several headaches down the road. Keep that business up and running for several more generations to come! Your children and grandchildren will appreciate it!

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